Economic accounts

Description: These indexes are calculated to establish and adjust the Post Living Allowance (PLA) paid to Canadian government employees serving outside of Canada. They are comparative measurements that numerically express the difference between the retail prices of a representative basket of goods and services at a foreign location with prices for a similar basket of goods and services in Ottawa.

Three separate reports are provided to reflect the specific terms and conditions of service for these personnel. A description of each report is provided below.

Foreign Service Directives Post Indexes

These indexes are calculated for personnel serving under the terms and conditions of the Foreign Service Directives (FSDs). They reflect circumstances for personnel who may have access to certain goods and services that are free of duties or taxes or to sources of supply that are not available to the general public. Where employees do not have (either directly or indirectly) duty-free purchasing privileges, departmental administrators must consult with Statistics Canada to calculate an additional index to reflect the specific circumstances in effect at that post.

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Post Indexes (TAH)

These indexes are calculated for cooperants and advisors serving under the Technical Assistance Handbook (TAH), whose terms and conditions are governed by Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

Canadian Forces Post Indexes

These indexes are calculated for Canadian Forces members serving under either the terms and conditions of the Military Foreign Service Instructions (MFSIs) or the Foreign Service Directives (FSDs). They reflect circumstances for personnel who may have access to sources of supply that are not available to the general public. These personnel also may have access to certain goods and services that are free of duties or taxes or may be provided with supplies or allowances by the Department of National Defence or the United Nations. The indexes in this listing are not appropriate for use by non-military personnel.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: This table displays interprovincial trade indices, and interprovincial trade as a share of total trade. Note that the base year for all indices is 1981, except for Northwest Territories and Nunavut (which is 1999). Interprovincial trade as a share of total trade is calculated by determining the ratio of total interprovincial trade to the total provincial trade.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Data on gross domestic income and output attributable to Indigenous paid workers and businesses owned by Indigenous people. Also includes total jobs occupied by Indigenous workers. Data is available by province and territory as well as industry.

Description: Data on paid workers jobs, hours worked and wages and salaries in the Canadian economy by Indigenous workers' characteristics. This includes sex, age, level of education, and work activity by industry and province or territory.

Description: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at basic prices, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) aggregates, by Industry, volume measures, monthly, 5 most recent time periods.

Description: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at basic prices, by various North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) aggregates, by Industry, volume measures, (dollars x 1,000,000), monthly, 5 most recent time periods.

Description: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at basic prices, by various North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) aggregates, by Industry, volume measures, all levels of industries, (dollars x 1,000,000), annual, 5 most recent time periods.

Description: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at basic prices, by various North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) aggregates, volume measures, industry detail, (dollars x 1,000,000), monthly, 5 most recent time periods.

Description: This table contains 250 series, with data for years 1961 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-10-01. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted at annual rates ...), Sub-sector accounts (3 items: Provincial; Provincial education; Provincial health and social services ...), Estimates (91 items: Income; Direct taxes from persons; Provincially collected income taxes; Federally collected income taxes ...).

Description: This table contains 191 series, with data for years 1961 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-10-01. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted at annual rates ...), Estimates (108 items: Income; Direct taxes from persons; Wealth transfer taxes; Income taxes ...).

Description: This table contains 95 series, with data for years 1961 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-10-01. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted at annual rates ...), Estimates (49 items: Income; Indirect taxes; Real property taxes; Business taxes ...).

Description: This table contains 40 series, with data for years 1961 - 2011 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-10-01. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Indexes (2 items: Implicit chain price index 2002=100; Fixed-weighted price index 2002=100 ...), Estimates (20 items: Gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices; Personal expenditure on durable goods; Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services; Personal expenditure on semi-durable goods ...).

Description: This table contains 11 series, with data for years 1961 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-10-01. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Prices (2 items: Chained (2002) dollars; Current dollars ...), Seasonal adjustment (1 items: Seasonally adjusted at annual rates ...), Estimates (10 items: Government and business gross fixed capital formation; Government and non-farm business investment in inventories; Total gross fixed capital formation and inventories; Government and business investment in inventories ...).

Description: This table contains 18 series, with data for years 1961 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-10-01. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted at annual rates ...), Estimates (9 items: Gross investment or saving; Less: capital consumption allowances; Equals: saving and capital consumption allowances; Less: statistical discrepancy adjustment ...).

Description: This table contains 16 series, with data for years 1990 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-10-01. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted at annual rates ...), Estimates (8 items: Debt service ratio (DSR); Disposable income; Non-mortgage interest paid; Mortgage interest paid ...).

Description: This table contains 18 series, with data for years 1981 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-10-01. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Estimates (18 items: Real gross domestic product (GDP); volume index 2002=100; Real gross domestic product (GDP); contribution to real gross domestic income percent change; Terms of trade; contribution to real gross domestic income percent change; Real exchange rate; contribution to real gross domestic income percent change ...).

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The National Tourism Indicators (NTI) are used to monitor supply, demand, employment and GDP for tourism in Canada on a timely basis. Estimates go back to the first quarter of 1986, and is no longer being released. The indicators are based on benchmarks taken from the Tourism Satellite Accounts. The quarterly statistics are derived using selected components of consumer spending and of GDP by industry and various industry and travel surveys. They are available about 90 days after the reference period. The NTI provide seasonally adjusted, current and constant price estimates, both actual levels and percentage changes. A brief analysis of the quarterly results is included as well as occasional articles. This product was commissioned by the Canadian Tourism Commission to provide quarterly updates for the Tourism Satellite Account.

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This publication presents transactions in Canadian and foreign bonds and stocks and in Canadian money market securities with non-residents. Transactions in each security are classified into new issues, retirements and trade in outstanding securities which shows sales and purchases. Monthly gross and net transactions are presented geographically with the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, other countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and other foreign countries by type of security.

This publication also includes historical data, as well as position information, quarterly and annually, on Canadian bonds and money market paper and a table on selected stock prices and capital market yields.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: This documentation outlines the methodology used to develop the Distributions of household economic accounts published in March 2023 for the reference years 2010 to 2022. It describes the framework and the steps implemented to produce distributional information aligned with the National Balance Sheet Accounts and other national accounts concepts. It also includes a report on the quality of the estimated distributions.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: This infographic presents alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada for the period from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. It gives a breakdown of sales by type of alcoholic beverage and cannabis product. It also shows the revenue governments earned from the control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis products.

Description: A key feature of the buildup in inflationary pressure over the last two years is the extent to which it became increasingly broad-based, with elevated price increases affecting a gradually wider set of products and services. This spotlight article provides some context on the amount of consumer spending that has been impacted by high inflation since price pressures began to build in early 2021. Using expenditure weights from the consumer price index, it reports on the share of the expenditure basket that falls into different inflationary ranges, first based on all products and services, and then separately for food products.

Description: Physical flow accounts (PFA) record the annual flows of natural resources, products and residuals between the Canadian economy and the environment. The Water Account describes the use of the natural resource input of water and of water accessed through municipal water supply or irrigation systems by industries, governments, institutions, and households.

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As the eighth goal outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Canada and other UN member states have committed to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all by 2030. This 2022 infographic provides an overview of indicators underlying the eighth Sustainable Development Goal in support of decent work and economic growth, and the statistics and data sources used to monitor and report on this goal in Canada.

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This article describes the revisions to the Financial Flow Accounts (FFA), the Other Changes in Assets Account (OCAA), and the National Balance Sheet Accounts (NBSA), collectively referred to as the Financial and Wealth Accounts (FWA), introduced as part of the 2022 Comprehensive Revision. These accounts are an integral part of the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (CSMA). This exercise was conducted to strengthen the overall quality and relevance of the FWA program and to introduce new concepts, methodologies, and classifications as recommended by international standards.

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This article presents revisions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Income and by Expenditure from the Income and Expenditure Accounts (IEA) for the 2019 to 2021 period. These revisions were reflected in the 2021 Provincial and Territorial Economic Accounts estimates, released on November 8, 2022.

Description: This product contains articles related to the latest methodological, conceptual developments in the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts as well as the analysis of the Canadian economy. It includes articles detailing new methods, concepts and statistical techniques used to compile the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts. It also includes information related to new or expanded data products, provides updates and supplements to information found in various guides and analytical articles touching upon a broad range of topics related to the Canadian economy.

Description: With the 2015 comprehensive revision, the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (CSMA) has introduced a major presentational change to the national and the provincial and territorial input-output tables. The previous CSMA input-output presentation differed from the international standard and the practice found in most national statistical organizations. The CSMA has aligned its presentation with the international standard and replaces the presentation found in catalogues 15F0041X and 15F0042X, as well as 15F0002X.

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This article describes the upcoming revisions (November 2019) in the Canadian Macroeconomic Accounts resulting from the inclusion of illegal cannabis production, consumption and distribution as well as statistical revisions of the international travel services. The paper highlights the impact of these revisions on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the balance of international payments (BOP).

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The mandate of the Analytical Studies Branch (ASB) is to provide high-quality, relevant and timely information on economic, health and social issues that are important to Canadians. The branch strategically makes use of expert knowledge and a large range of statistical sources to describe, draw inferences from, and make objective and scientifically supported deductions about the evolving nature of the Canadian economy and society. Research questions are addressed by applying leading-edge methods, including microsimulation and predictive analytics using a range of linked and integrated administrative and survey data. In supporting greater access to data, ASB linked data are made available to external researchers and policy makers to support evidence-based decision making. Research results are disseminated by the branch using a range of mediums (i.e., research papers, studies, infographics, videos, and blogs) to meet user needs. The branch also provides analytical support and training, feedback, and quality assurance to the wide range of programs within and outside Statistics Canada.

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The input-output (IO) models are generally used to simulate the economic impacts of an expenditure on a given basket of goods and services or the output of one or several industries. The simulation results from a "shock" to an IO model will show the direct, indirect and induced impacts on GDP, which industries benefit the most, the number of jobs created, estimates of indirect taxes and subsidies generated, etc. For more details, ask us for the Guide to using the input-output simulation model, available free of charge upon request.

At various times, clients have requested the use of IO price, energy, tax and market models. Given their availability, arrangements can be made to use these models on request.

The national IO model was not released in 2015 or 2016.

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The input-output (IO) models are generally used to simulate the economic impacts of an expenditure on a given basket of goods and services or the output of one or several industries. The simulation results from a "shock" to an IO model will show the direct, indirect and induced impacts on GDP, which industries benefit the most, the number of jobs created, estimates of indirect taxes and subsidies generated, etc. For more details, ask us for the Guide to using the input-output simulation model, available free of charge upon request.

At various times, clients have requested the use of IO price, energy, tax and market models. Given their availability, arrangements can be made to use these models on request.

The interprovincial IO model was not released in 2015 or 2016.

Description: This guide provides a detailed explanation of the structure, concepts and history of Canada’s System of Macroeconomic Accounts.

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An explanation of the structure and concepts of Canada’s new government financial statistics-based public sector accounts.

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The input-output multipliers are derived from the supply and use tables. They are used to assess the effects on the economy of an exogenous change in final demand for the output of a given industry. They provide a measure of the interdependence between an industry and the rest of the economy.

The national and provincial multipliers show the direct, indirect, and induced effects on gross output, the detailed components of GDP, jobs, and imports. Like the supply and use tables, the multipliers are presented at four levels of aggregation: Detail level (236 industries), Link-1997 level (187 industries), Link-1961 level (111 industries) and Summary level (35 industries).

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Users of macroeconomic statistics require long time series in order to understand economic cycles, forecast and conduct economic modeling. In general the longer the time series the better users are able to understand the economy. Statistics Canada has been producing macroeconomic account statistics since the 1930s. Over the last 80 plus years these statistics have evolved due to the changing nature of the economy, the development of international macroeconomic accounting standards and the development of new statistical methods and processes.